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Glossary Term: Foot. A foot is a unit of metre, consisting of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables. If stressed syllables are marked / and unstressed u, the main types can be shown thus: Iamb: [ u / ], such as delight. (The adjective is iambic.) Trochee: [ / u ], such as badger (Trochaic)
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Foot The feet of a newborn infant. The human foot is a strong and complex mechanical structure containing 26 bones, 33 joints (20 of which are actively articulated), and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The joints of the foot are the ankle and subtalar joint and the interphalangeal articulations of the foot.
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- Check your grammar now! : a metrical foot consisting of one long syllable followed by one short syllable or of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable (as in apple)
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Foot The human foot is a strong and complex mechanical structure containing 26 bones, 33 joints (20 of which are actively articulated), and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The joints of the foot are the ankle and subtalar joint and the interphalangeal articulations of the foot. An anthropometric study of 1197 North American adult Caucasian males (mean age 35.5 years) found that a man's foot length was 26.3 cm with a standard deviation of 1.2 cm.
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Foot The foot is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails.
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- Terms. 1  phalange A bone within the digit. 2  metatarsal A bone from the center of the foot that articulates with the tarsals and phalanges. 3  tarsal A bone forming part of the ankle or heel.
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- The inch is the basic unit in standard measurement. There are 12 inches in a foot. Most rulers are 12 inches long. Longer rulers, which are 3 feet long (or 36 inches long) are called yardsticks. Most countries don't use this unit of measurement any longer, preferring the metric system.
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- In most instances, the term foot refers to a linear foot. A linear foot is equal to 12 inches, or 1 foot. It isn't necessary to convert feet to linear feet because they are one and the same. If a board is 5 feet long, it is 5 linear feet. The term linear only applies to units of measure that are a straight line.
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What is a foot in poetry and what are some examples? A foot is a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables, which is repeated a given number of times in a line of verse to establish a meter. The most common metrical feet in English are the iamb, the trochee, the anapest and the dactyl.Example: There once was.
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Feet Feet Definition. A foot (pl. feet) is a common length unit used in Imperial system and the current US customary unit system. A foot is equal to 0.3048 meter. This unit of length has been used in Europe since the times of the Roman Empire and ancient Greece.
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How Many Meters in a Foot There are 0.3048 meter in a foot. 1 foot is equal to 0.3048 meters, or 1 meter is equal to 3.28 feet. To convert a measurement from feet to meters, simply divide the value in feet to 0.3048. To convert a value from meters to feet, multiply the measurement in meters to 0.3048. 1 foot = 0.3048 meters.
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Foot (unit) The foot (pl. feet; abbreviation: ft; symbol: ′, the prime symbol) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been defined by international agreement as equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly. In both systems, the foot comprises 12 inches and three feet compose a yard. Historically the foot was a part of many local systems of units, including the Greek, Roman, Chinese, French, and English systems.
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Overview Foot drop, sometimes called drop foot, is a general term for difficulty lifting the front part of the foot. If you have foot drop, the front of your foot might drag on the ground when you walk. Foot drop isn't a disease. Rather, foot drop is a sign of an underlying neurological, muscular or anatomical problem.
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- A foot (pl. feet) is a common length unit used in Imperial system and the current US customary unit system. A foot is equal to 0.3048 meter. This unit of length has been used in Europe since the times of the Roman Empire and ancient Greece.
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Miles to Feet Conversion Foot is an imperial and US customary length unit and defined as 0.3048 meters (30.48 centimeters or 12 inches). There are 5280 feet in a mile (US and UK), 6076 feet in a US nautical mile and 6080 feet in a UK nautical mile. The abbreviation is ft.
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toe Definition of toe for English Language Learners. : 1  one of the five separate parts at the end of your foot. : 2  the part of a shoe or sock that covers the front part of your foot. : 3  something that is shaped like a toe.
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Foot The foot can be subdivided into the hindfoot, the midfoot, and the forefoot: The hindfoot is composed of the talus (or ankle bone) and the calcaneus (or heel bone). The two long bones of the lower leg, the tibia and fibula, are connected to the top of the talus to form the ankle.n many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails.
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- Title. Definition of Foot Care: The basic care of the lower leg, foot, and nails, including mobility and health assessment, and interventions of trimming nails; buffing corns, calluses, and thickened nails; and patient teaching.
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Foot Foot - Other animals. 1  A paw is the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails (e.g., a cat or dog's paw). 2  The metatarsals are the bones that make up the main part of the foot in humans, and part of the leg in large animals or paw in smaller animals. The number of metatarsals are directly related to the mode of locomotion with many larger animals having their digits reduced to two (elk, cow, sheep) or one (horse).
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- The definition of a heel is the part of the foot on the opposite end from the toes, under the ankle, or the part of a shoe that supports the heel. An example of a heel is the back part of the foot.
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shoe noun, plural shoes (especially British Dialect) shoon. 1. an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle. 2. an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
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Linearity In measurement, the term linear foot refers to the number of feet in a straight line of material (such as lumber or fabric) generally without regard to the width. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as lineal feet; however, lineal is typically reserved for usage when referring to ancestry or heredity.
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Leg and Foot Idioms Leg and Foot Idioms. Achilles' heel (of someone or something) - the weak part of a person/place/system/argument which can easily be attacked or criticized. The lack of a new stadium was the Achilles' heel of the government's plans to host the Olympics. at (someone`s) heels.
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footprint Define footprint: an impression of the foot on a surface; the area on a surface covered by something — footprint in a sentence an impression of the foot on a surface; the area on a surface covered by something; range of operation (as of a service)…
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Foot (unit) The foot is recognized as an alternative expression of length in Canada officially defined as a unit derived from the meter although both the U.K. and Canada have partially metricated their units of measurement.